NBC,
Trump, and the Miss Universe Organization
The
Miss Universe Organization, producer of the MISS
UNIVERSE®, MISS USA® and MISS
TEEN USA® Pageants, is a Donald J. Trump
and National Broadcasting Company, Inc. (NBC)
partnership.
ABOUT THE
MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION
The
Miss Universe Organization, producers
of the MISS UNIVERSE®, MISS
USA® and MISS
TEEN USA® competitions, is an
international company that advances and
supports today’s women. These women
are savvy, goal-oriented and aware. The
delegates who become part of the Miss
Universe Organization display those characteristics
in their everyday lives, both as individuals
who participate in the competitions to
advance their careers, personal and humanitarian
goals, and as women who seek to improve
the lives of others.
ABOUT NBC
UNIVERSAL
NBC Universal
is one of the world’s leading
media and entertainment companies in
the development, production, and marketing
of entertainment, news, and information
to a global audience. Formed in May
2004 through the combining of NBC and
Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal
owns and operates a valuable portfolio
of news and entertainment networks,
a premier motion picture company, significant
television production operations, a
leading television stations group,
and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal
is 80%-owned by General Electric, with
20% controlled by Vivendi Universal.
Information
taken from nbcuni.com.
ABOUT DONALD
J. TRUMP
In
a departure from his real estate acquisitions,
Mr. Trump and NBC Television
Network are partners in ownership and broadcast
rights for the Miss Universe, Miss USA and
Miss Teen USA pageants.
In January of 2004, Mr. Trump joined forces with
Mark Burnett Productions and NBC to
produce and star in the television reality show, The
Apprentice. The show quickly became Number
One on television and has made history in ratings
and received great reviews.
